“Ashes to ashes, dust to dust. If the coyotes don’t get you, the worms must.” -Anonymous
From the moment we’re born, we begin the journey towards death. Hopefully, the period in between is long and prosperous.

We all take Aspirin pretty much for granted, but did you know that before Aspirin was available, people used willow bark! They didn’t understand how or why it worked, but chewing on a section of bark did in fact relieve pain. It was even suggested that it should be used during childbirth.

World War I was started by an almost insignificant event -- if such an event can be called insignificant. But the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria was the ignition of the tinder that surrounded the dynamite which turned into World War I.

o The name garnet is derived from the Latin word granatus, meaning grain. It has been speculated that this is due to small alluvial crystals being found wich closely resembled pomegranate seeds or grain.